> I use mysqldump to do a total backup of my database. This is done once a > day just after midnight. The file is then taken up by our tape backup > software. I do hourly backups of our more important databases, also using > mysqlbackup. Works fine and I have used it for restorals on a number of > occasions. Even better, mysqlbackup generates SQL files, which, with a > little manipulation, can be imported into other database systems.
Doesn't mysqldump also create sql files or at least create the commands to rebuild what it is dumping? Ed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
